Decision Making Worksheet: Best Option

Critical thinking lesson 22: Choosing the best option · Set 800 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Needs first): List the needs (money, purpose, time). Cross out every option that breaks one. The option left is the best. Too costly → out. Cheap but the wrong kind → out. A need is something you must have to be safe, healthy or able to learn; a want is nice to have.

1. 1.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) medicine when ill (d) a third pair of shoes
2. 2.🛍️ Tara has ₹290 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) flower pot, ₹350 (b) magazine, ₹50 (c) small trowel, ₹260 (d) sketch pad, ₹140
3. 3.True or false: “a fancy phone case” is a need. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛍️ Arjun has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹80 (b) cricket bat, ₹70 (c) crayon box, ₹150 (d) paint set, ₹70
5. 5.Which of these is a need? (a) a party hat (b) water to drink (c) extra chocolate (d) a new video game
6. 6.Which of these is a want? (a) healthy food (b) medicine when ill (c) a pencil for class (d) a party hat
7. 7.Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) water to drink (c) healthy food (d) extra chocolate
8. 8.🛍️ Saanvi has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹100 (b) picture book, ₹70 (c) sketch pad, ₹180 (d) paint set, ₹90
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a school uniform (b) water to drink (c) a warm blanket (d) a third pair of shoes
10. 10.True or false: “a school uniform” is a want. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a third pair of shoes” is a want. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) medicine when ill (c) a new video game (d) healthy food
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) a new video game
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) extra chocolate (b) a new video game (c) a fancy phone case (d) a pencil for class
15. 15.🛍️ A need or a want: healthy food? (a) a need (b) a want
16. 16.🛍️ Tara has ₹110 and wants something to read. Which choice fits both needs? (a) colour pencils, ₹70 (b) picture book, ₹100 (c) story book, ₹160 (d) small trowel, ₹70
17. 17.🛍️ Meera has ₹100 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) picture book, ₹60 (b) crayon box, ₹110 (c) colour pencils, ₹90 (d) flower pot, ₹60
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water to drink (b) a school uniform (c) medicine when ill (d) extra chocolate
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) medicine when ill (b) water to drink (c) a fancy phone case (d) a warm blanket
20. 20.🚫 An option costs more than you have. What do you do? (a) cross it out (b) buy it anyway (c) borrow from strangers (d) cry
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) healthy food (b) a party hat (c) water to drink (d) a pencil for class
22. 22.🛍️ Ishaan has ₹230 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) watering can, ₹240 (b) flower pot, ₹190 (c) comic, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹190
23. 23.Which of these is a need? (a) extra chocolate (b) a fancy phone case (c) a new video game (d) a pencil for class
24. 24.✅ The best option is the one that… (a) a friend picked (b) costs the most (c) fits all your needs (d) is the first one
25. 25.🎒 Two bags fit your budget. One is strong, one is weak. Which do you pick? (a) the weak one (b) neither (c) the strong one (d) both
26. 26.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a need. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “extra chocolate” is a want. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a toy robot” is a want. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛍️ Meera has ₹260 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) cricket bat, ₹270 (b) skipping rope, ₹230 (c) story book, ₹50 (d) flower pot, ₹210
30. 30.🛍️ A need or a want: a new video game? (a) a need (b) a want
31. 31.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a toy robot (c) a party hat (d) medicine when ill
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warm blanket (b) a new video game (c) a fancy phone case (d) a party hat
33. 33.🛍️ A need or a want: medicine when ill? (a) a need (b) a want
34. 34.🛍️ Meera has ₹100 and wants something to grow plants. Which choice fits both needs? (a) kite, ₹70 (b) flower pot, ₹90 (c) picture book, ₹60 (d) watering can, ₹120
35. 35.Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone case (b) a school uniform (c) a third pair of shoes (d) a toy robot
36. 36.🛍️ Tara has ₹140 and wants something to play outdoors. Which choice fits both needs? (a) paint set, ₹60 (b) cricket bat, ₹120 (c) colour pencils, ₹50 (d) football, ₹180
37. 37.True or false: “healthy food” is a need. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛍️ Tara has ₹300 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) magazine, ₹80 (b) picture book, ₹220 (c) sketch pad, ₹350 (d) crayon box, ₹270
39. 39.True or false: “a new video game” is a need. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛍️ Tara has ₹120 and wants something to draw with. Which choice fits both needs? (a) crayon box, ₹140 (b) paint set, ₹70 (c) skipping rope, ₹60 (d) story book, ₹50

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